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Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.
A comedy series that has been in the works at HBO will not go forward, as the pay-cable network has decided to pass on the pilot, reports Deadline.com. The series is the Tea Leoni project "Spring/Fall," which was set in…
TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross recounts the harrowing events of this murder, along with the important work that’s been done in its wake. Please click here to read what happened, and its aftermath.
An Emmy Award-winning comedy writer who created a landmark TV series has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hal Kanter, who made TV history when he created "Julia," was 92. Kanter’s "Julia" starred Diahann Carroll as a professional woman, marking…
Reports have surfaced about why Lindsay Lohan had to return to Playboy to do an extra round of nude photos — a shoot that had to be carefully scheduled around her court appearances and jail visit. Playboy boss Hugh Hefner…
With ratings sinking for a new show, questions have been raised over the unusual strategy the network has adopted with the launch of the show, reports Lynette Rice in EW.com’s Inside TV. The show is "Boss," starring Kelsey Grammer, and…
Emmy-winning actress Melissa McCarthy has been tapped as the new spokeswoman for an iconic American product, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Tapping McCarthy as the spokeswoman for Ivory Soap is part of what manufacturer Procter & Gamble calls a "holistic…
Steve Jobs, the late Apple co-founder, advised Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on his company’s focus and management, according to an interview with Zuckerberg on "Charlie Rose," Bloomberg reports. "I had a lot of questions for him,” Zuckerberg said. Those…
Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, known for his rivalry with Muhammad Ali, has died after battling cancer, reports The New York Times. He was 67. As previously reported, Frazier was in hospice care, suffering from liver cancer. Frazier’s legendary battles…
Starz has a habit of issuing renewals before shows even debut, and the network has done it again. Starz revealed that it is bringing back "Spartacus" for a third season, months ahead of its January second-season debut, reports the Los…
An Emmy nominee for "Into the Storm" has been tapped as a regular for the fifth and last season of DirecTV’s "Damages," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Janet McTeer will play an ex-colleague of Patty Hewes, played by Glenn Close,…